Vince Vaughn

Having made his first Hollywood splash playing a cocky retro-hipster in the indie film-turned-cult classic "Swingers" (1996), actor Vince Vaughn subsequently stumbled through a number of bland dramas...
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Colin Farrell Hated Eating Junk to Gain Weight for 'True Detective'

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WENN.com
Mar 30, 2015

Actor Colin Farrell hated stuffing himself with junk food to pile on the pounds for his role in U.S. crime drama True Detective.
The Irish star is set to play cop Ray Velcoro in the second season of the show, which also features Rachel McAdams and Vince Vaughn, and he was asked to gain weight to perfect the character's paunch. He tells Britain's Glamour magazine, "People think it must be fun to eat what you want - and it is, for the first day. Day two, when you're already on your second cheeseburger and fries with a chocolate shake by 11am, not so much."
Images obtained by WENN show Farrell in character filming for the role sporting a thick handlebar moustache and a much heavier frame. Series two of the show will debut on U.S. network HBO later this year (15).

Top porn stars Amia Miley and Peta Jensen have been cast in the new season of TV drama True Detective to take part in an orgy scene. Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter the 24 year olds will feature in a shocking sex sequence that will involve dozens of naked extras, but, ironically, Miley and Jensen, will be among those who keep their clothes on.
The second season of the cult drama series will feature Colin Farrell, Rachel McAdams and Vince Vaughn.
HBO bosses behind the steamy scene have declined to comment, but insiders insist the X-rated actresses simply signed up with the casting service the show is using and were employed along with dozens of other extras who were willing to strip off for the TV show.
Miley was recently named the 44th hottest porn star by Complex magazine.

"They were very nice. I really liked both of them." Actor Vince Vaughn was thrilled to meet Lady Gaga and her new fiance Taylor Kinney at the annual Polar Plunge in his native Chicago, Illinois. The celebrity trio joined thousands of people who braved the freezing conditions to take an icy dip in Lake Michigan for charity. The event even hit a new record, raising $1.2 million (£750,000) for the Special Olympics.

"This for me is pretty good penmanship... If the teacher was gonna look at it, I'd turn that in with a big smile on my face." Vince Vaughn is proud of his name signing efforts in cement on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles. The actor left his hand and footprints in the wet pavement outside tourist attraction the Chinese Theatre on Wednesday (04Mar15).

Vince Vaughn was joined by his wife and kids, as well as friends Jon Favreau and James Marsden, at his handprint ceremony in Los Angeles on Wednesday (04Mar15).
The Wedding Crashers star left his mark outside the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood and he was joined on the red carpet by his wife, Kyla, and their two children, Locklyn, four, and Vernon, 19 months, for a family outing. During the event, Vaughn was feted in a speech by his longtime friend Favreau, who worked with the actor on films including Rudy, Swingers and Couples Retreat.
Vaughn was also supported by his Unfinished Business co-star Marsden as he dipped his feet and hands in cement to mark his place in Hollywood history.

Movie star Vince Vaughn hosted an advanced screening of his new movie Unfinished Business for troops at Edwards Air Force Base in California on Saturday (28Feb15). Vaughn, 44, made the trip to greet troops the day before he took part in the annual Polar Plunge in his native Chicago, Illinois.
He said, "I have a lot of appreciation for the troops and have them in my thoughts a lot with everything that’s going on. It’s always a great moment for me to get a chance to come and share a comedy to say 'thank you'."
And he told reporters he considered enlisting after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, adding, "My father had served and my sister was in (the National Guard) - and I had thought about it then."

Organisers behind a fundraiser for the Special Olympics have thanked Lady Gaga for helping them raise more than $1 million (£625,000) by plunging into an icy lake over the weekend (28Feb15-01Mar15). The Poker Face singer took part in the 2015 Chicago Polar Plunge on Sunday morning (01Mar15), braving the freezing waters of Lake Michigan along with her actor fiance Taylor Kinney and the cast of his TV show Chicago Fire, Hollywood star Vince Vaughn, and TV host Jimmy Fallon.
After taking the icy dip, Gaga later posted pictures of the event on her Instagram.com page, showing her entering the water on Kinney's shoulders and revealing that her wig froze, writing, "Feels so good to do things for a good cause like the Special Olympics. It's great (to) donate money, but also great to donate a gesture of love for those who deserve to be showered with it... My weave froze!! Taylor gave me his hat I thought my wig was gonna freeze into and become one with the lake."
Organisers raised a record-breaking $1.1 million (£687,500), and Casey Hogan, president of Special Olympics Chicago, thanked the pop superstar for helping to boost funds, telling the Associated Press, "She's pure heart. She came out for the cause - low-key, no press. It doesn't get any better than that."

Lady Gaga joined her brave fiance Taylor Kinney as he took part in the 2015 Chicago Polar Plunge at North Avenue Beach in the city on Sunday morning (01March15). The engaged couple was joined by Kinney's Chicago Fire castmates, actor Vince Vaughn and thousands of others who dove into the icy waters as part of a challenge to raise money and awareness for Special Olympics.

Movie star Vince Vaughn is glad he kept a low profile during his romance with Jennifer Aniston because he avoided a media circus when the couple split up. The Swingers star has rarely spoken about his relationship with his The Break-up co-star, and he tells the new issue of Playboy that thanks to the way he kept the romance low-key, he's rarely asked about it.
He says, “I never enjoyed the paparazzi side of it (fame). You like someone and you're spending time with them; that's separate and that was all fine. But I really spent most of that time finding ways not to be drawn into the attention.
“I think lying low and not talking about it put me in a good position later, because I just wasn't part of anything.”
But Vaughn still has fond memories of his time with Aniston, who is now engaged to wed another actor, Justin Theroux.
He adds, “She's great.”

Starred opposite Anne Heche and Joaquin Phoenix in the drama "Return to Paradise"

Played an FBI agent in "The Cell" with Jennifer Lopez

Appeared in TV commercial for Chevrolet's "Heartbeat of America" campaign

Played a mysterious stepfather who may or may not be involved in a murder in "Domestic Disturbance"

Co-starred with Owen Wilson in "The Internship," which he co-wrote and produced

Appeared in "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues"

Played a shady villain in the big screen adaption of the 1970s cop series "Starsky & Hutch"

Reteamed with Phoenix in "Clay Pigeons"; played a seductive serial killer/con artist

Played the sarcastic, wild-at-heart younger brother of Santa Claus (Paul Giamatti) in the comedy "Fred Claus"

Co-starred with Kevin James in "The Dilemma," about a man who discovers his best friend's wife is having an affair

Appeared as a man trying to recapture his frat house glory in the comedy "Old School"

Co-starred with Owen Wilson in "Wedding Crashers" as friends who crash weddings to pick up women

Cast opposite Bruce Willis and Catherine Zeta-Jones in comedy feature "Lay the Favorite"; film based on memoir by Beth Raymer

Cast by director Steven Spielberg in the sequel "The Lost World: Jurassic Park"

Appeared as a patient on ABC comedy "Doogie Howser, M.D."

Made guest appearance on an L.A.-set episode of HBO's comedy series "Sex and the City"

Cast opposite Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in "Mr. and Mrs. Smith"

Film debut, "Rudy"; marked first collaboration with Jon Favreau

Reteamed with Favreau to play a pair of low-level mobsters in "Made"; written and directed by Favreau

Co-starred with Reese Witherspoon in the holiday comedy "Four Christmases"

Summary

Having made his first Hollywood splash playing a cocky retro-hipster in the indie film-turned-cult classic "Swingers" (1996), actor Vince Vaughn subsequently stumbled through a number of bland dramas and several puzzling misses before cashing in on his early promise in a number of mainstream comedies. After "Swingers," Vaughn appeared in "The Lost World: Jurassic Park" (1997) before starring in Gus Van Sant's widely panned shot-for-shot remake of Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" (1998). After flailing some more with "Return to Paradise" (1998), "The Cell" (2000) and "Domestic Disturbance" (2001), Vaughn again hit his stride as a man trying to recapture his frat house glory in "Old School" (2003). After starring in the surprise hit "Dodgeball" (2004), he had one of his biggest box office successes with "Wedding Crashers" (2005). Often referred to as a member of the so-called "Frat Pack" - which also included Will Ferrell, Ben Stiller and Luke and Owen Wilson - Vaughn enjoyed being a part of the top-grossing comedies of the decade. After another hit opposite off-screen girlfriend Jennifer Aniston in the mean-spirited romantic comedy, "The Break-Up" (2006), he had an unexpected turn in Sean Penn's "Into the Wild" (2007), suggesting that Vaughn was still capable of turning in a quality dramatic turn. Vaughn maintained his comedy bona fides in "Fred Claus" (2007), but stumbled with "Four Christmases" (2008) and "The Dilemma" (2011). Still, Vaughn remained one of the more prolific and endearing performers working in the business.

Rumors of pair dating began while filming "The Break Up" (2006); First spotted kissing at a wrap party August 2005; Relationship troubles reported September 2006 with an "official" split by December 2006

Vernon Vaughn

Father

Divorced from Vince's mother 1991

Sharon Vaughn

Mother

Divorced from Vince's father 1991

Valerie Vaughn

Sister

Victoria Vaughn

Sister

Worked as his assistant on "The Break-up" (2006)

Kyla Weber

Wife

Reportedly dating as of September 2008; Engaged as of March 2009; Married Dec. 2, 2010 outside of Chicago, IL

Education

Name

Lake Forest High School

Notes

At age five, Vaughn was sent by his school to a psychiatrist who recommended prescribing Ritalin. His parents refused to administer the drug. Vaughn was instead placed in special classes for children with behavioral problems.

Vaughn has admitted in interviews that he was a bed-wetter growing up, and did not manage to stay dry until a "very late" age, a moment which he claims to be his proudest childhood achievement.

"I'm just a kid who wanted to be part of the game and make movies. I was out here in Los Angeles seven years and you forget the time you struggled and when people said 'no' and you couldn't get an agent. I hadn't worked for a year-and-a-half [before being cast in 'Swingers']." – Vaughn to the New York Post, Oct. 14, 1996

"I do think that 'Swingers' is a love story. I don't think there's a sexual relationship between Trent and Mike, maybe there are undertones that they're not aware of, but undoubtedly it's a love story about them. Mike is a very genuine guy, and I think Trent feels that he's lost that in himself, and he doesn't want to lose it in his life. I always like the kind of character who's rough around the edges. It's human nature, like everyone likes Han Solo more than they like Luke Skywalker. And with 'Swingers,' it being a guy's movie, that's kind of the charm. These guys aren't completely together." – Vaughn to Details magazine, January 1997

"Vince has a wonderfully innocent, childlike quality, at the same time that he has this smoldering darkness and mystery going on. They kind of bob up and down in his personality." – "Clay Pigeons" director David Dobkin quoted in Us, November 1998

"For me, you just sort of pick material in your life, and as it ends, you kind of learn a lot about yourself. And although it's not specifically what the character goes through, it brings up stuff in your own personal life. It relates to me in one way or another, and I've investigated myself." – Vaughn quoted in Empire magazine, March 1999

Vaughn was arrested in mid-April 2001 in Wilmington, NC, after being involved in a bar fight.

"Vince is so likable, so sympathetic, there's a vulnerability to him. As a fan of Vince's, I'm always attracted to roles where he appears to be the kind of guy that maybe wouldn't have that vulnerability and turns out to have it." – director David Dobkin to The New York Times, May 1, 2005

"I'm not a person who discusses all the ins and outs of what's going on with me ad nauseam, because I feel like it betrays something that's mine, that's special to me. It's private, it's my stuff. Ultimately, if people know or don't know it won't change their lives. And it's not out of not being happy about something or proud or excited. It's just not what I do. I've never discussed girls I was dating. I felt that that's a good way to hurt a relationship." – Vaughn on questions about dating Jennifer Aniston to Entertainment Weekly, June 2, 2006

Vaughn teamed up with Glenn Beck and Peter Billingsley to launch a reality series that aimed to find great documentary filmmakers. The series titled "Pursuit of Truth" aired on Beck's TheBlaze TV.